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I rang my firearms department today and asked if I can apply for a 50 cal being a member of the 50 cal club.lady said it shouldn't be a problem.......!

So what if they do the same as they did with Brococks ???

I don't wanna a 50 cal I was just testing the waters.

We have just been informed by our MP* that..

"I have looked into the crime statistics for this, and apart from an incident when one of these firearms was stolen, there have been no recorded incidents of these firearms being used in criminal activity. However, the Home Office’s justification for this proposal is not a reactionary one, but is preventative. The Home Office believes that if these were used in an attack, the penetration of these firearms would pose a significant risk to the police officers, as they can penetrate through armour. I believe that the government are right on this instance, in that there are not enough people that use these for sport ( though I don’t doubt they may be enjoyable to those who do) to justify the significant risk that this poses"

So, presumably, we all need to apply for a.50 cal and MARS type rifle and the problem will go away.



* A fine upstanding pillar of the community who has only ever been suspended from the House for trivial indiscretions**
** http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... mmons.html

That's why I'm applying for a 9LR...

Dellboy wrote:So what if they do the same as they did with Brococks ???

I'd sooner have mine converted to a straight pull. At least it would have some value and not get put in the crusher when I pack in.

how do you do that with a SGC blowback 9mm?

bradaz11 wrote:how do you do that with a SGC blowback 9mm?

Change the barrel and add rotating bolt ? ditch the LR mechanism.

bradaz11 wrote:how do you do that with a SGC blowback 9mm?

I'm not a gun plumber, just somone who thinks of their firearms as having residual value once i have finished with them. Hopefully the consultation will go away and I can keep my lever release the way it is.

Couple of other things as I've only just started to comment on this thread, doesnt the bill also bring the firearms guidance into legal standing. Does that mean that they can can change the law just by updating the guidance doc? That doesnt bode well.

I also particularly enjoyed the NRA response which lumped HMS Belfasts 4" guns into the materiel destruction category along with the 50 cals.

The anti's would like us fighting amongst ourselves.the firearms laws we are still adhering too are nearly 100 years old.is this for real?